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  • "the Six Sigma Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (dmaic) Process

    "the Six Sigma Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (dmaic) Process

    "The Six Sigma Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC) Process"1 Six Sigma – DEFINE process includes: • Define the project: purpose, scope, and resources in the charter • Develop the SIPOC (Suppliers-Inputs-Process-Outputs-Customers) map to understand the process • Determine project goals the fit customer needs (Voice of the Customer) Six Sigma – MEASURE process includes: • Collect baseline data on suspected problem • Plot the data in time order • Use Pareto charts to pinpoint

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    Essay Length: 1,478 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Rockefeller Drug Laws: America’s War on Drugs: A War We Are Causing, A War We Can Solve

    The Rockefeller Drug Laws: America’s War on Drugs: A War We Are Causing, A War We Can Solve

    Since the Rockefeller Drug Laws were passed in 1973 under Governor Nelson Rockefeller, New York State has had the harshest sentencing for low-level, non-violent drug offenders of any other state in the nation. Under these laws, those convicted of drug offenses face the same penalties as those convicted of murder, and harsher penalties that those convicted of rape. (Sullum, 1) Though the laws were first enacted to curb the late-1960s-early-1970s psychedelic drug epidemic, New York's

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    Essay Length: 1,965 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Role of Government as a Socializing Agent and the Role of Morality in Effective Social Control

    Role of Government as a Socializing Agent and the Role of Morality in Effective Social Control

    Question “Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan) maintained that for social control to exist, there must be strong government to ensure moral and social harmony. Niccolo Machiavelli (The Prince) however, contended that social benefits for social stability and security can be achieved in the face of moral corruption.” In about 2000 words, write an essay based on research found in the two books above that talks about the role of government as a socializing agent and the role

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    Essay Length: 2,842 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Argumentative +/- Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis

    Argumentative +/- Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis

    The doctor calls your house asking for you to come down to his office to talk. As you walk in, you feel your heart in your throat. As he sits the two of you down he begins, “There is a problem we need to discuss. We received your test results back.” He continues by telling you that you’re having trouble conceiving because of a genetic abnormality you never even knew you had. Your mind

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    Essay Length: 938 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Artur
  • The Chinese Room Argument by John Searle

    The Chinese Room Argument by John Searle

    The Chinese Room argument, created by John Searle, is an argument against the possibility of artificial intelligence. The argument focuses on a thought experiment in which a man who knows only English is alone in a room using English instructions for manipulating strings of Chinese symbols. Outside it appears as if someone in the room understands Chinese. The argument is meant to show that while properly programmed machines may look like conversing in natural language,

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    Essay Length: 812 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jon
  • Rising Gas Prices

    Rising Gas Prices

    Rising gas prices; This is a subject we all know something about these days. How does this effect the avrege house hold? This is the question that this paper will atempt to address. In order to do so I came up with a formula to show how the price has changed in comperison to the change in household income over the same peroid. First I take the arverge income each year over the last twenty

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    Essay Length: 824 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: July
  • Drugs

    Drugs

    Drugs In todays society drug use among teenagers is becoming an increasingly major problem. This is an extremely dangerous phenomenon. Most drug use begins in the preteen and teenage years. These years are the most crucial in a teenagers life. During these years teenagers are finding out who they are, becoming independent, learning to deal with authority, and searching for something to give their lives meaning. Drug use interrupts a teenagers growing up and learning

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    Essay Length: 1,476 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Artur
  • Promotion and Pricing Analysis Paper

    Promotion and Pricing Analysis Paper

    Dodge Chrysler The Dodge brothers (John and Horace) got their start making parts for Ford and other automobile makers. From the first Dodge Brothers automobile in 1914, the Dodge brothers' durability and quality have earned the Dodge Company a strong reputation and good sales. After the death of both Dodge brothers, the company started selling 1.5 ton trucks. The postwar Dodge trucks were introduced at the same time as GM and Ford trucks, Dodge managed

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    Essay Length: 702 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Max
  • Drugs

    Drugs

    The United States is by far the richest and most powerful country in the world. We citizens take for granted luxuries that people of other countries can only dream. Yet in our society there are serious social issues that for reasons unknown are not being addressed. One of the most important issues that typical politicians are afraid to address is that of what to do with the nation's illegal drug problems. Although we hear terms

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    Essay Length: 1,485 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Top
  • Guns Need to Be Controlled

    Guns Need to Be Controlled

    Guns Need to be Controlled It was a typical day in Las Angeles when two suspects attempted to rob a Bank of America in North Hollywood. Loaded with assault rifles and armor piercing bullets, the suspects started shooting at everything that moved. Dave Butler a former LAPD officer said “the police officers who arrived on scene first were at a huge disadvantage” because they only had their standard-issue 9 millimeter Baretta’s and 15 bullets each.

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    Essay Length: 1,161 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Janna
  • Drug Testing

    Drug Testing

    Dick Bowie is the president of College International Publishers Company of Austin, Texas and facing a difficult decision about the control and monitoring of his employees. Problems he is experiencing with his employees include increasing theft, employee absenteeism, sloppy follow-up on assignments, lethargy, and morale problems. Interviews with employees have confirmed to his satisfaction what Dick has long suspected: Drugs are a major factor in reduced employee performance, morale, and overall productivity. Pivotal in Dick’s

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    Essay Length: 825 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Hume’s Argument from Design

    Hume’s Argument from Design

    In Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion we are introduced to three characters that serve the purpose to debate God and his nature, more specifically, what can mankind infer about God and his nature. The three characters; Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes all engage in a debate concerning this question and they all serve the purpose of supporting their views on the subject. It is the "argument from design" put forth by Cleanthes that is the focal

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    Essay Length: 1,568 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Teenage Drug Use and the Media

    Teenage Drug Use and the Media

    Teenage Drug Use and the Media The walls are moving. Your heart is beating a mile-a-minute. The bursts of magical colors are excitingly moving all around you. An overwhelming happiness suddenly empowers you and, at that moment, there is not a better feeling in the world. This is the typical illustration most teenagers draw when describing their experiences with drugs. As the thought sounds spectacular, the negative ramifications remain concealed and bypassed in the

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    Essay Length: 1,891 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Steve
  • Rrl on Psychological Reactance and Gasoline Prices

    Rrl on Psychological Reactance and Gasoline Prices

    Without any doubt, gasoline paved the way alongside technology for some innovative inventions that up to this point are still used for consumption. However, we know that it is not a renewable resource. Science tells us that. Sooner or later, it will diminish and will force other people to look for other sources of energy. The effects of rising gasoline prices may affect the psychological reactance of a consumer thus may initiate different ways in

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    Essay Length: 1,274 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Price for Freedom

    The Price for Freedom

    The price for freedom What is the price for FREEDOM? It’s is obvious that the price for freedom is not free but that it is rather large. After obtaining freedom, we look back and wonder was it worth it? Was freedom overpriced? In other words, did we sacrifice and pay too much to be free? In the United States’ history, there have been many wars that have taken place. We live the way we do

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    Essay Length: 771 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Crime Control Section 2

    Crime Control Section 2

    crime control vs due process Crime control and due process are two different ideal types of criminal justice. One could say they are extremes on a continuum. The role of crime control is to get the criminal off the street and to protect the innocent. The due process model of criminal justice is like an obstacle course, you have to keep going through legal obstacles to ensure in the end you convict the right person.

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    Essay Length: 1,073 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Edward
  • Drug Testing

    Drug Testing

    Drug Testing Although many people think that drug testing is a nuscience, it is essential to improve the workplace. Seventy-four percent of all drug users are employed, and one out of every six has a serious drug problem! Would you want them working for you? Plus, the financial impact on business is severely staggering because of drug using employees (Psychemedics, 1). According to federal experts, ten to twenty-three percent of Americans have used or currently

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    Essay Length: 1,561 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Artur
  • An Open Letter to a Drug User

    An Open Letter to a Drug User

    Although this letter may not get read by you at all, as you may be as so angry with me that you have thrown it into the garbage rather than reading it, I feel that I must speak with you through this letter as I believe that a verbal and/or in-person conversation with you at this particular point in time would only provoke words between us that may be regretful and/or lead to an escalation

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    Essay Length: 1,337 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Vika
  • Handspring Inc Evaluation and Control

    Handspring Inc Evaluation and Control

    Solution EVALUATION AND CONTROL Evaluation of the sales staff should be done in order to improve their performance. Targets should be set at the beginning of every month and the actual performance in relation to the targets should be compared to get the real difference between the targeted performance and the real performance. A similar, target setting and evaluation of the sales performance will not only evaluate the performance of the employees but will also

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    Essay Length: 583 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Baseball and Drug Testing

    Baseball and Drug Testing

    Baseball and Drug Testing Is the new policy on steroid testing in Major League baseball morally justified? Well it depends on whose set of morals you are going by. I honestly don’t care if they use them at all. I compete in a sport where they are all over. I don’t use them, but I still beat plenty of guys that do. For the sake of the assignment though I do think the new policy

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    Essay Length: 580 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Artur
  • Why an Infants Mind Can Be Controlled

    Why an Infants Mind Can Be Controlled

    Why An Infants Mind Can Be Controlled I would have to agree with the statement that taking a healthy infant well formed and placing them in a specific world, you could train him to become anything you want. Such as a doctor, lawyer etc…A normal infant well formed can be trained to do or become what we want of them providing that he is in a environment that is positive and not being an emotional

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    Essay Length: 277 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Vika
  • Argumentative Paper

    Argumentative Paper

    Argumentative paper Things have changed greatly since Crevecoeur wrote this essay in 1791. Anyone who would read this essay would assume America is a utopia. His description would appeal to anyone and give them the courage to come here and start a new life. American life back then was plowing land for your self, raising a family, or starting a business. Immigrants were greeted with open arms, rich and poor. It was a rags to

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    Essay Length: 355 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Yan
  • Argument Essay

    Argument Essay

    Constantly throughout history, the subject of censorship has been debated and has caused many to question who has the right to set the limits between something that is appropriate for viewing by the public eye or not. The morals of individuals are often repeatedly questioned and concern often arises when the topic is brought forth. A solution to the problem is however unattainable because of the inability to please everyone. In an article for the

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    Essay Length: 562 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: David
  • The Determinants of House Price Dynamics: A Survey

    The Determinants of House Price Dynamics: A Survey

    Literature Survey Course: Real Estate Markets and Analysis The Determinants of House Price Dynamics: A Survey The dynamics of housing prices has been a controversial subject and has been studied and investigated by many individuals. There are many reasons for the increased study of house price dynamics. The fact that ownership of houses composes a major part of private sector wealth is one among several reasons. There is a growing number of individuals who spend

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    Essay Length: 2,646 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Anna
  • A View of the Argument from Evil

    A View of the Argument from Evil

    When we think about the existence of evil several things come to mind. Most people including myself begin to think of the most tragic events that have occurred throughout man's existence like the Holocaust, the wars throughout time, the terror attacks on September 11th, and the devastation caused by this summer's tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. It seems almost impossible for us to not ask, why? When considering this question and the existence of God in

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    Essay Length: 1,304 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mike

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